Twitter, Facebook and other major technology companies and countries agree on the “Christchurch Declaration” to stop terrorism's abuse of social media


by Gerd Altmann

In response to a shooting fire at a mosque in Christchurch, southern New Zealand, which occurred on March 15, 2019, the ' Christ Church Declaration ' to exclude terrorists and extremist content from social media was May 15, the same year. It was adopted at the international conference held in Paris on the day. Leaders of each country and major technology companies such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon supported this declaration, and the public and private sectors cooperated and vowed to eliminate terrorism from the Internet.

Tech companies and 17 govts sign up to Christchurch Call | RNZ News
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In a gunshot terrorism that occurred in Christchurch on March 15, two Muslim mosques were targeted and 50 people were killed. The whole story of this terrorism was broadcast live on Facebook, and there were a lot of criticism that 'terrorism is the abuse of social media.'

The Christchurch Declaration 'is to stop the posting and spread by terrorists and extremists, and to delete dangerous posts immediately and permanently.' 'To confront the terrorists and extremists and work for appropriate legislation.' The specific content can be seen on the following page.

Christchurch Call
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6004545-Christchurch-Call.html



The international conference was co-chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardhan of New Zealand and President Emmanuel Macron of France. At a press conference, Prime Minister Ardan said, “After the horrendous terrorist attack, countries and technology companies cooperate to formulate an action plan, and eventually to collaborate on new technologies built to make communities more secure. I vowed for the first time to develop. '

Technology companies such as Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Google, YouTube, Amazon, Daily Motion and Qwant also participated in the international conference and agreed to the Christchurch Declaration. Facebook has tightened the rules for live streaming the day before signing an agreement, and announced that it would become a 'one strike policy' that would be frozen once. Nick Clegg, Vice President of International Affairs for Facebook, said that while Mark Zuckerberg was not able to attend the meeting, he has already been in close talks with Prime Minister Ardhan several times.



'Each technology company is strengthening its Terms of Service, introducing new protections to live streaming, strengthening technology and human management, and publishing more transparent reports,' said Brad Smith, president of Microsoft. 'We made a realistic nine-step plan, including research and development, setting up crisis protocols, and teaching about prejudice and hatred.' The Christchurch Declaration is to prevent the spread of terrorist and violent extremist content, and the content is based on the efforts of each company.

Countries that have agreed to the Christchurch Declaration are New Zealand and France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, India, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, 17 countries of the United Kingdom and the European Commission. Although the United States supports the overall goal, it has not expressed its willingness to agree that it is not in a position to participate in this declaration at this time. Also, it seems that China has not agreed.



The White House in the United States commented, 'The United States has in the strongest words criticized the violent content of terrorists and militants online, and has confronted the international community.' He also cited freedom of expression and freedom of the press as reasons for not participating in the agreement, saying that 'sending another message that is more reliable than a terrorist is the best way to break the terrorist's message transmission' You are

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